WebThe Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father's side, and from Genghis Khan on his mother's side. Ousted from his ancestral domains in Central Asia, Babur turned to India to satisfy his ambitions. He established …

WebMughal architecture is the type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout the ever-changing extent of their empire in the Indian subcontinent.It developed from the architectural styles of earlier Muslim dynasties in India and from Iranian and Central Asian architectural traditions, particularly Timurid …

WebEuropeans began applying the designation of "empire" to non-European monarchies, such as the Qing Empire and the Mughal Empire, as well as the Maratha Empire, eventually leading to the looser denotations applicable to any political structure meeting the criteria of "imperium".Some monarchies styled themselves as having greater size, scope, and …

WebMughal painting is a style of painting on paper confined to miniatures either as book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums (), from the territory of the Mughal Empire in South Asia.It emerged from Persian miniature painting (itself partly of Chinese origin) and developed in the court of the Mughal Empire of the 16th to 18th centuries. . …

WebKesultanan Mughal atau Kekaisaran Mughal (bahasa Persia: شاهان مغول Shāhān-e Moġul; sebutan diri: گوركانى - Gūrkānī; juga disebut Mogul atau Moghul) adalah sebuah negara yang pada masa jayanya memerintah Afganistan, Balochistan, dan sebagian besar wilayah India, antara 1526 dan 1857.Kata mughal adalah versi Indo-Aryan dari Mongol, karena …

WebThe Sur Empire, ruled by Sher Shah Suri, conquered large territories in the northern parts of India prior to the full rise of the Mughal Empire, founded by Babur, one of the three gunpowder empires which included a majority of the ruling elites of South Asia. Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include a large portion of the subcontinent.

WebGrand vizier (Persian: وزيرِ اعظم, romanized: vazîr-i aʾzam; Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم, romanized: sadr-ı aʾzam; Turkish: sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world.The office of Grand Vizier was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate.It was then held in the Ottoman …

WebEmperor Nader Shah, the Shah of Iran (1736–47) and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, invaded Northern India, eventually attacking Delhi in March 1739. His army had easily defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and would eventually capture the Mughal capital in the aftermath of the battle.. Nader Shah's victory against the weak and …

WebBackground. Humayun was born as Nasir-ud-din Muhammad to Babur's favourite wife Māham Begum on the Tuesday of 6th March 1508 . According to Abu Fazal Allami, Māham was actually related to the noble family of Sultan Hussain Mirza of Khorasan.She was also related to Sheikh Ahmād Jan. The decision of Babur to divide the territories of his empire …

WebThe Taj Mahal (/ ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l, ˌ t ɑː ʒ-/; lit. 'Crown of the Palace'), is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra.It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.